"What it comes down to is, bow making now, as a craft, making them by hand, one at a time, from an individual stick requires a sensitivity that only comes through experience. And until someone figures out a different way of doing it, it's really up to an experienced craftsman to be able to bring out the qualities of the bow and make it play. It really does take a connection with the wood as you're making it to bring it into playability and something that a musician will enjoy."

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